Who Was Alive

Who was alive in AD 896?

17 of the people we track were surely alive in AD 896. The best known are listed first, with the age each reached that year; a range such as 17–21 means the birth year itself is uncertain.

Died in AD 896: Pope Formosus.

  1. Alfred the Great46–47
  2. Al-Farabi23–28
  3. Abu Bakr al-Razi29–30
  4. Pope Formosus†
  5. Pope Sergius III33–38
  6. Pope John X33–38
  7. Pope John IX53–58
  8. Pope Theodore II55–56
  9. Rudaki36–37
  10. Al-Tabari57–58
  11. Henry the Fowler17–22
  12. Charles the Simple17
  13. Al-Hallaj36–40
  14. Olga of Kiev3–8
  15. Arnulf of Carinthia43–48
  16. Leo VI the Wise30
  17. Robert I of France36

Where the people alive in AD 896 were born

The 17 best known of those alive in AD 896. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (16 of 17 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list